119th Monon Bell Classic

[Breckenridgebear]

Really?

Bear - you either found Wabash's Breast Cancer Awareness Month logo  or my wife says you must be a fan of Lilly Pulitzer (designer of much Dannie-wear).  Did not realize you were so fashion conscious - fits right in.
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Dabash Hickey, you would know who Lilly Pultizer is. I had to google her. You are right, down at Depauw we have to be fashion conscious because we interact with the fairer sex on a daily basis and can't show up wearing sweats and a sleeveless shirt. Isn't there a chapter on dress in the Gentleboys Code?

[wabndy]

FT to @ChipTimmons for the post:
http://twitter.com/ChipTimmons/status/263629113280049152

[Breckenridgebear]

DPUIrish, your remember this one?

http://vimeo.com/31460010

I miss those days.

[BashBacker#16]

Man I miss these days...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvU-FPyGe0

92-7 mean anything...?

[BashBacker#16]

Technically part 1 of 92-7...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at7mysycZG0

[Breckenridgebear]

http://www.thedepauw.com/news/monon-ticket-sales-down-from-previous-years-1.2943466

Sad days.

[BashDad]

"Baker-Watson was not sure why ticket sales were so low, but said that traditionally DePauw does not sell out when the game is at Wabash.

She also said that students may not realize that they have to buy the tickets. She stressed that tickets for away games are never free, but that the university usually handles the cost for students at home games.

Owen said that less alums may travel to the game because the game is now easier to access online."

Seriously? This is, like, a mystery?

THIS IS SO SAD DEPAUW. THIS IS SO SAD.

[wally_wabash]

http://www.thedepauw.com/news/monon-ticket-sales-down-from-previous-years-1.2943466

Sad days.

DePauw isn't selling tickets because students don't know they have to buy tickets to an away game and/or because the game is on TV.  I'm sure that's it.  Because these are both new developments this year.  What's that?  Students have had to buy tickets for a long time now?  The game has been on TV for many years now?  Hmm...what else could be going on that would deter DePauw fans from buying tickets to the game?  I can't quite put my finger on it...

92-7

[BashDad]

"Owen said that less alums may travel to the game because the game is now easier to access online."

This, by the way, is exceptionally stupid. It's not available online and it's been broadcast nationally for well over a decade.

[smedindy]

It IS an election year, so the spin-fu is heavy in the air...

[wally_wabash]

"Owen said that less alums may travel to the game because the game is now easier to access online."

This, by the way, is exceptionally stupid. It's not available online and it's been broadcast nationally for well over a decade.

And he knows that.  These quotes are just embarrassing. 

[BashDad]

This whole thing pisses me off. It's not fun if the rivalry corrodes to the point of vanishing. It's just massively disappointing. I dislike Depauw in the abstract just because it's fun to be so black-and-white about something in my life. That's cool. That's why we care. But man am I going to really actually loathe Depauw if they don't fix this. 

[BashDad]

And fixing it begins with ACCEPTING THE FRIGGIN' PROBLEM. That's why I'm so disappointed right now. They should just come out and say "The Depauw program hasn't lived up to the rivalry in recent years and people are not showing up because of it. We're gonna fix that."

Right? Why not just say that. Start generating actual enthusiasm for the next step.

[BashDad]

Depauw knows they can't walk into high-school football offices and pretend everything is cool, right? Like, they know that, don't they? The narrative has to be that YOUNG COACH X is digging deep to resurrect a storied program that has been burnt to the ground and he's recruiting those who want to believe in and be a part of that restoration before it happens, etc etc etc. That's the narrative. It can't be ho-hum shrug don't-really-know la-la-la monon bell. It can't be that. It's gotta be about renewal and that **** has to begin, like, yesterday. Owens and Baker-Watson are doing themselves a disservice. Who's MANAGING THIS?! WHERE'S YOUR CONSULTING FIRM?!

[Breckenridgebear]

And fixing it begins with ACCEPTING THE FRIGGIN' PROBLEM. That's why I'm so disappointed right now. They should just come out and say "The Depauw program hasn't lived up to the rivalry in recent years and people are not showing up because of it. We're gonna fix that."

Right? Why not just say that. Start generating actual enthusiasm for the next step.

I think the problem started when they got rid of Walker and didn't seriously try to fill his shoes. DePauw took the easy way and put Long in charge. We have all seen how that worked out. Once Walker's guys were gone, the program has tanked. I think DePauw is serious about this problem and is taking steps in the right direction. They are conducting a national search for a coach they will have in place by Winter Term, and have committed to updating the athletic complex, including Blackstock. It may take a few years to get back on track, which I believe is unacceptable, but DePauw appears to have realized the mistakes they have made a commitment to fix the problems.

I feel bad for those guys playing who might not have a sold out crowd.